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i've been going through some changing times recently. i've also been reading a lot about budhism and what it really means. very fascinating. anyone a budhist on here?

Horatio Felacio wrote:i've been going through some changing times recently. i've also been reading a lot about budhism and what it really means. very fascinating. anyone a budhist on here?

I guess I think of myself as a non-praticing buddhist? The general ideas and theories seem to match up to what I feel better then anything else.

You should check out the iron furnace thing near the gorge.

Wes

Furnace Mountain: http://www.furnacemountain.org/fm.html

J-Rock's a buddhist.....

Wes, what do you mean by non-practicing Buddhist? From what I understand, as long as you are compassionate and commune with nature and understand the balance of all things, then you are a practicing Buddhist! I picture you to be all of the above!

I have always felt that if I wanted to start practicing a religion, it would be Budhism.

Horatio Felacio,
I am a philosphy minor in school right now. I just got done studying gotama buddha and core teachings. I am still processing a lot of the iformations and weighing with other things I have studied. REgardless, there are some very solid ideas. It is hard to dive into something so eastern in its thinking when we live in a western mindset.

I am not *active* in studying any texts or anything like that, so I guess I kinda concider that non-praticing.

The turning point for me was reading some of the Dali lama's books, and even more so, seeing him speak in Bloomington a few years ago. I just like that fact that he doesn't exclude anyone because of their beleifs, etc. And he seems to be very open to changing what he believes, if given enough proof - something I had never seen before.

Wes

I practice budism does that count? ie. buddist

I have always failed to understand why anyone needs to have their faith "classified" under an organized religion. All faith is beautiful and can bring extremely positive things to the practitioner. When one perscribes to a specific religion and adhears to it's guidlines it typically closes them up like a bank vault after 6pm on a friday..

It doesn't matter what you believe in, Kiribell. You would still be classified under something.

Sad but true I suppose, we are a society addicted to lable makers...